Don Ness celebrated his 40th birthday on Thursday by accepting the Person of the Year award for his outstanding leadership in strengthening Minnesota’s economy and culture.
Workforce + Talent
A new study suggests that the federal government would recoup billions of dollars if more young people found work; it turns out, however, that Minnesota’s labor force is not to blame.
A “significant” amount of Snap Fitness shares are changing hands as TZP Capital Partners buys Summit Partners’ more than $200 million stake in the company.
The Nebraska-based hunting- and fishing-gear retailer said it plans to hire about 150 full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees this month for its Woodbury store, which opens this spring.
There is huge demand for welding skills in Southwestern Minnesota.
Volunteers of America-Minnesota, one of the state’s largest nonprofits, said the government shutdown and sequester are largely responsible for lower revenue.
Minneapolis-based Dolan’s stock has fallen to $0.52 per share, well below the New York Stock Exchange’s listing requirements, and a new executive appointment illustrates continued distress.
Call center rivals Stream Global Services and Convergys Corporation are expected to combine in the first quarter of 2014, which would create a company with about 125,000 employees at 135 different facilities.
Mayor Betsy Hodges: "In every part of Minneapolis, we must maintain and grow the middle-class backbone of our city."
Gregory Melsen, who has served as chief financial officer and as interim CEO, will leave Techne Corporation in early February to “pursue other opportunities.”
The group Save Our Symphony is urging the city to end its lease with Minnesota Orchestra management; orchestra leaders, however, say they provided sufficient financial information and are in compliance with the lease’s terms.
The Land of Dreams is the first book in Vidar Sundstøl’s “Minnesota Trilogy,” and it became the University of Minnesota Press’ biggest seller of 2013.
Graco, Inc., bought QED Environmental Systems and EcoQuip in December for an undisclosed sum.
Entrepreneur magazine ranked Anytime Fitness at the top of its 2014 Franchise 500 list, up from sixth place the year before.
Despite significant losses in local government jobs, Minnesota’s private sector employers added 2,400 jobs in November.
According to Gray Plant Mooty attorney Carl Crosby Lehmann, the new law will have little effect on businesses.
Maple Grove has been chosen as the site for Price Mechanical’s new design center, which will also serve as the company’s U.S. headquarters and bring 40 new jobs.
Non-attorneys are helping drum up work.